Moving app window from one display to the other

I just installed vista ultimate and have a dual monitor setup. My main
monitor is a 22"widescreen next to a 17"standard, both LCD. If I'm viewing a
maximized window on my main screen(22") and try to drag it over to the other
one, I can't until I minimize it. This is ridiculous. XP would allow this
just fine, even resizing the window to fit the smaller screen perfectly
maximized. Please tell me there's a fix for this. All drivers and firmware
are up to date.

Thanks.

What happens when you right click on the window icon in the taskbar and
choose Move?

"Bill" <> wrote in message
news:347F6355-068E-4927-A5A4-...
>I just installed vista ultimate and have a dual monitor setup. My main
> monitor is a 22"widescreen next to a 17"standard, both LCD. If I'm
> viewing a
> maximized window on my main screen(22") and try to drag it over to the
> other
> one, I can't until I minimize it. This is ridiculous. XP would allow
> this
> just fine, even resizing the window to fit the smaller screen perfectly
> maximized. Please tell me there's a fix for this. All drivers and
> firmware
> are up to date.
>
> Thanks.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...301891033.mspx
"If the window is maximized, you can't move it until you reduce the window
to its smaller (pre-maximized or "restored") size by clicking the Restore
Down button."

It seems as though you are stuck with un-maximizing the windows before
moving them to the other screen. Though, I was pretty sure it was just like
this in XP as well

I have dual 22 inch monitors. If either monitor has a maximized window it
will not drag anywhere. This is true for XP and Vista. (dual boot) I must
first un-maximize to drag the window. (not minimize)


"Bill" <> wrote in message
news:347F6355-068E-4927-A5A4-...
>I just installed vista ultimate and have a dual monitor setup. My main
> monitor is a 22"widescreen next to a 17"standard, both LCD. If I'm
> viewing a
> maximized window on my main screen(22") and try to drag it over to the
> other
> one, I can't until I minimize it. This is ridiculous. XP would allow
> this
> just fine, even resizing the window to fit the smaller screen perfectly
> maximized. Please tell me there's a fix for this. All drivers and
> firmware
> are up to date.
>
> Thanks.

Yep, that's been standard behaviour since at least Windows 2000. A
maximized window is "snapped-to" the limits of the monitor it's displayed on
and must be restored to a non-maximized state before it can be dragged to
another display.

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"Bill" <> wrote in message
news:347F6355-068E-4927-A5A4-...
>I just installed vista ultimate and have a dual monitor setup. My main
> monitor is a 22"widescreen next to a 17"standard, both LCD. If I'm
> viewing a
> maximized window on my main screen(22") and try to drag it over to the
> other
> one, I can't until I minimize it. This is ridiculous. XP would allow
> this
> just fine, even resizing the window to fit the smaller screen perfectly
> maximized. Please tell me there's a fix for this. All drivers and
> firmware
> are up to date.
>
> Thanks.

Thanks for the responses, but XP would allow a fully maximized window to be
moved over without unmaximizing it. I was doing it just yesterday. I also
read what Windows says on their site about having to unmaximize, but I
thought someone would know a fix due to XP being able to do this
effortlessly. Not only did XP move a fully maximized window, but it would
adjust the size to fit maximized into the smaller monitor window. Very
nice... Too bad Vista is crippled.

"DanR" wrote:

> I have dual 22 inch monitors. If either monitor has a maximized window it
> will not drag anywhere. This is true for XP and Vista. (dual boot) I must
> first un-maximize to drag the window. (not minimize)
>
>
> "Bill" <> wrote in message
> news:347F6355-068E-4927-A5A4-...
> >I just installed vista ultimate and have a dual monitor setup. My main
> > monitor is a 22"widescreen next to a 17"standard, both LCD. If I'm
> > viewing a
> > maximized window on my main screen(22") and try to drag it over to the
> > other
> > one, I can't until I minimize it. This is ridiculous. XP would allow
> > this
> > just fine, even resizing the window to fit the smaller screen perfectly
> > maximized. Please tell me there's a fix for this. All drivers and
> > firmware
> > are up to date.
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>
>

My version of XP will not do this.

"Bill" <> wrote in message
news37A6112-801B-4206-B4DE-...
> Thanks for the responses, but XP would allow a fully maximized window to
> be
> moved over without unmaximizing it. I was doing it just yesterday. I
> also
> read what Windows says on their site about having to unmaximize, but I
> thought someone would know a fix due to XP being able to do this
> effortlessly. Not only did XP move a fully maximized window, but it would
> adjust the size to fit maximized into the smaller monitor window. Very
> nice... Too bad Vista is crippled.
>
> "DanR" wrote:
>
>> I have dual 22 inch monitors. If either monitor has a maximized window it
>> will not drag anywhere. This is true for XP and Vista. (dual boot) I must
>> first un-maximize to drag the window. (not minimize)
>>
>>
>> "Bill" <> wrote in message
>> news:347F6355-068E-4927-A5A4-...
>> >I just installed vista ultimate and have a dual monitor setup. My main
>> > monitor is a 22"widescreen next to a 17"standard, both LCD. If I'm
>> > viewing a
>> > maximized window on my main screen(22") and try to drag it over to the
>> > other
>> > one, I can't until I minimize it. This is ridiculous. XP would allow
>> > this
>> > just fine, even resizing the window to fit the smaller screen perfectly
>> > maximized. Please tell me there's a fix for this. All drivers and
>> > firmware
>> > are up to date.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>>
>>
>>

Nor will mine. Nor will my copy of Windows 2000.

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"DanR" <> wrote in message
news:...
> My version of XP will not do this.
>
> "Bill" <> wrote in message
> news37A6112-801B-4206-B4DE-...
>> Thanks for the responses, but XP would allow a fully maximized window to
>> be
>> moved over without unmaximizing it. I was doing it just yesterday. I
>> also
>> read what Windows says on their site about having to unmaximize, but I
>> thought someone would know a fix due to XP being able to do this
>> effortlessly. Not only did XP move a fully maximized window, but it
>> would
>> adjust the size to fit maximized into the smaller monitor window. Very
>> nice... Too bad Vista is crippled.
>>
>> "DanR" wrote:
>>
>>> I have dual 22 inch monitors. If either monitor has a maximized window
>>> it
>>> will not drag anywhere. This is true for XP and Vista. (dual boot) I
>>> must
>>> first un-maximize to drag the window. (not minimize)
>>>
>>>
>>> "Bill" <> wrote in message
>>> news:347F6355-068E-4927-A5A4-...
>>> >I just installed vista ultimate and have a dual monitor setup. My main
>>> > monitor is a 22"widescreen next to a 17"standard, both LCD. If I'm
>>> > viewing a
>>> > maximized window on my main screen(22") and try to drag it over to the
>>> > other
>>> > one, I can't until I minimize it. This is ridiculous. XP would allow
>>> > this
>>> > just fine, even resizing the window to fit the smaller screen
>>> > perfectly
>>> > maximized. Please tell me there's a fix for this. All drivers and
>>> > firmware
>>> > are up to date.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>

I am able to do this with Vista.
I am also running MultiMonitor Taskbar (task bar across both monitors), and
DisplayFusion (different background images on each screen). Both have
options to move windows to the other monitor.

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"Bill" <> wrote in message
news37A6112-801B-4206-B4DE-...
> Thanks for the responses, but XP would allow a fully maximized window to
> be
> moved over without unmaximizing it. I was doing it just yesterday. I
> also
> read what Windows says on their site about having to unmaximize, but I
> thought someone would know a fix due to XP being able to do this
> effortlessly. Not only did XP move a fully maximized window, but it would
> adjust the size to fit maximized into the smaller monitor window. Very
> nice... Too bad Vista is crippled.
>
> "DanR" wrote:
>
>> I have dual 22 inch monitors. If either monitor has a maximized window it
>> will not drag anywhere. This is true for XP and Vista. (dual boot) I must
>> first un-maximize to drag the window. (not minimize)
>>
>>
>> "Bill" <> wrote in message
>> news:347F6355-068E-4927-A5A4-...
>> >I just installed vista ultimate and have a dual monitor setup. My main
>> > monitor is a 22"widescreen next to a 17"standard, both LCD. If I'm
>> > viewing a
>> > maximized window on my main screen(22") and try to drag it over to the
>> > other
>> > one, I can't until I minimize it. This is ridiculous. XP would allow
>> > this
>> > just fine, even resizing the window to fit the smaller screen perfectly
>> > maximized. Please tell me there's a fix for this. All drivers and
>> > firmware
>> > are up to date.
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>>
>>
>>